On September 11, 2012, CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE: CYS) (the "Company") announced that Kevin E. Grant, CFA, the Company's CEO and President, will deliver a presentation at the Barclays 2012 Global Financial Services Conference at The Sheraton New York Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at approximately 4:15 p.m. (ET). A copy of the presentation slides is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

CYS Investments, Inc. Presentation Slides, dated September 11, 2012

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

1 Forward Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections. Such statements, including information relating to the Company’s expectations for future distributions and market conditions, are not considered historical facts and are considered forward-looking information under the federal securities laws. This information may contain words such as “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “estimates” or similar expressions. This information is not a guarantee of the Company’s future performance and is subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the Company’s actual performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by this forward-looking information and include, without limitation, changes in the Company’s distribution policy, changes in the Company’s ability to pay distributions, changes in the market value and yield of our assets, changes in interest rates and the yield curve, net interest margin, return on equity, availability and terms of financing and hedging and various other risks and uncertainties related to our business and the economy, some of which are described in our filings with the SEC. Given these uncertainties, you should not rely on forward-looking information. The Company undertakes no obligations to update any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

6 Fed Ownership Shares of Nominal Notes and Bonds in March 2013 with and without OT2 • With no operations after OT1, the Fed would own nearly 30% of the 10+ sector. • With OT2, that share would increase to over 40%. Fed Ownership of Treasuries Outstanding Maturing in Over Ten Years The Fed’s Tools: Forward Rate Guidance; OT2; QE3 Source: Macroeconomic Advisers, U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve. Updated May 24, 2012.